Earth’s major Systems Lesson 1 and 2

Question 1

The Layer of gases that surround Earth

Answer 1

Atmosphere

Question 2

Earths water whether found on continents or in oceans,including freshwater in glaciers,lakes rivers and underground

Answer 2

Hydrosphere

Question 3

The part of Earth in which living things exist and interact

Answer 3

Biosphere

Question 4

The layers of of rock dirt and soil on Earth including the mantle core and crust

Answer 4

Geosphere

Question 5

Earths solid, rocky surface

Answer 5

Crust

Question 6

The layer of Earth beneath the crust

Answer 6

Mantle

Question 7

The slow movement of the continents over many years

Answer 7

Continental drift

Question 8

Scientific theory that Earths crust is made of moving plates

Answer 8

Tectonic plates

Question 9

A pattern or crack in the rocks of Earth’s crust where movement can take place

Answer 9

Fault

Question 10

The central part of Earth

Answer 10

Core

Question 11

The atmosphere contains ___________ which plants need it to make food

Answer 11

Carbon dioxide

Question 12

The ____ protects living things in the biosphere

Answer 12

Atmosphere

Question 13

The_______ influences weather patterns

Answer 13

Geosphere

Question 14

A __________ scientist who examines rocks to find out Earths history and structure

Answer 14

Geologists

Question 15

_________ thought Earths continents were connected like a jigsaw puzzle

Answer 15

Alfred Wegner

Question 16

________theory describes the lithosphere as being made of huge plates of solid rock

Answer 16

Moving plates

Question 17

When a plate is compressed the crust is folded upward producing

Answer 17

Folded mountains

Question 18

Rocks break down and become _____

Answer 18

Sediment

Question 19

Soil forms in layers called

Answer 19

Horizons

Question 20

______ is a thin layer of topsoil with little humus

Answer 20

Forest soil

Question 21

_______ is sandy and does not have much humus

Answer 21

Desert soil

Question 22

_______is rich in humus, which provides nutrients for crops and holds water so minerals aren’t washed deep into the ground

Answer 22

Grasssland and prairie soil